{"id":2468199,"date":"2025-07-29T12:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hochul-demands-national-military-style-weapons-ban-after-new-york-city-shooting\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:10:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:10:10","slug":"hochul-demands-national-military-style-weapons-ban-after-new-york-city-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hochul-demands-national-military-style-weapons-ban-after-new-york-city-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Hochul demands national military-style weapons ban after New York City shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhochul-demands-national-military-style-weapons-ban-after-new-york-city-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2468199&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York Governor Kathy Hochul has called for Congress to pass a national ban on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >military-style assault weapons<\/a> following a deadly shooting in New York City that left four people dead, including NYPD Officer didarul Islam. The gunman, Shane Tamura, used an AR-15 rifle, a weapon often associated with mass shootings in the United states. Even though New York has some of the strictest gun laws,including a ban on assault weapons and a strengthened Red Flag Law,Hochul emphasized that these measures are insufficient when such weapons can be legally obtained in states with weaker regulations,like nevada,and then brought into New York. Hochul urged Congress to act decisively to reinstate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-and-harris-announce-new-gun-actions-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden and Harris announce new gun ...ions - Washington Examiner\">national assault weapons ban<\/a>, stating that the American people deserve action rather than just thoughts and prayers, and called on lawmakers, notably Republicans, to have the courage to pass legislation to prevent further violence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hochul demands national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reveals-his-true-goal-to-ban-most-guns\/\" title=\"Biden Reveals His True Goal: To ... Most Guns\">military-style weapons<\/a> ban after New York City shooting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2184139\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kathy Hochul \">Kathy Hochul <\/a>(D-NY) called for Congress to pass a national &ldquo;assault weapon&rdquo; ban on Tuesday following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York City \">New York City <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3484641\/multiple-people-shot-midtown-manhattan-gunman-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shooting\">shooting<\/a> on Monday night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yesterday, New York lost four innocent lives in a horrific act of violence. Among them was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nypd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"NYPD\">NYPD<\/a> Officer Didarul Islam, a 3 1\/2-year veteran who leaves behind a wife eight months pregnant and two young sons,&rdquo; Hochul said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/statement-governor-kathy-hochul-97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a>. &ldquo;My heart is with his loved ones, his NYPD family and every victim of this tragedy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3484798\/what-to-know-manhattan-shooting-suspected-gunman-shane-tamura\/\">What to know about the deadly midtown Manhattan shooting and suspected gunman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3484776\/nyc-shane-tamura-targeting-nfl-headquarters-eric-adams\/\">NYC gunman was targeting NFL headquarters: Eric Adams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3484641\/multiple-people-shot-midtown-manhattan-gunman-dead\/\">Four people killed, including officer, in Manhattan shooting with gunman dead<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The 27-year-old shooter died of self-inflicted wounds. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3484776\/nyc-shane-tamura-targeting-nfl-headquarters-eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"motive\">motive<\/a> for the shooting has not been determined.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Hochul noted that the weapon used by the gunman on Park Avenue was an AR-15 rifle, which is most commonly used in mass shootings in the United States. The suspect, Shane Tamura, had a gun permit in Las Vegas. Nevada <a href=\"https:\/\/giffords.org\/lawcenter\/state-laws\/assault-weapons-in-nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">does not<\/a> have laws regulating &ldquo;assault weapons.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>New York&rsquo;s gun laws are viewed as some of the strictest in the country, according to Hochul. In New York, &ldquo;assault weapons&rdquo; are banned, and the Red Flag Law, which temporarily removes firearms from people deemed a danger to themselves or others, has been strengthened.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, Hochul noted that strengthened enforcement doesn&rsquo;t prevent violence in New York.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our laws only go so far when an AR-15 can be obtained in a state with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shameless-sen-mike-lee-blasts-anti-gun-group-for-fundraising-off-texas-school-shooting\/\" title=\"\u2018Shameless\u2019: Sen. Mike Lee Blasts Anti-Gun Group For Fundraising Off Texas School ...\">weak gun laws<\/a> and brought into New York to commit mass murder,&rdquo; Hochul said.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul called on Congress to enforce a nationwide ban on military-style weapons, stating, &ldquo;The time to act is now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The American people are tired of thoughts and prayers. They deserve action,&rdquo; Hochul said. &ldquo;Congress must summon the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and finally pass a national assault weapons ban before more innocent lives are stolen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3484776\/nyc-shane-tamura-targeting-nfl-headquarters-eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"NYC GUNMAN WAS TARGETING NFL HEADQUARTERS: ERIC ADAMS\">NYC GUNMAN WAS TARGETING NFL HEADQUARTERS: ERIC ADAMS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The governor added in an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovKathyHochul\/status\/1950195788845293725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">X post<\/a> that this ban has worked in the past and that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republicans\">Republicans<\/a> in Congress must find the courage to pass it again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4 lives stolen. An NYPD officer leaves behind a pregnant wife and 2 young sons.<\/p>\n<p>Because a gunman from a state with weak gun laws brought an AR-15 to New York.<\/p>\n<p>We once had a national assault weapons ban. It worked.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in Congress must find the courage to pass it again.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul\/status\/1950195788845293725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Monday night, Hochul condemned the shooting as a &ldquo;horrific act of violence&rdquo; and paid tribute to Officer Islam, directing state flags to be lowered to half-staff until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our hearts are with their loved ones and everyone affected by this tragedy, and we honor the first responders who bravely ran toward danger,&rdquo; Hochul <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovKathyHochul\/status\/1950022826670317953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2184139\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2184139\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hochul urges Congress to ban assault weapons nationwide after NYC shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3859,"featured_media":2468200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AP25163569155324.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8433,60180,60179,60178,60177],"class_list":["post-2468199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-hochul","tag-military-style-firearms","tag-national-gun-control","tag-new-york-city-shooting","tag-weapons-ban"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AP25163569155324.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2468199"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2468203,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468199\/revisions\/2468203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2468200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2468199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2468199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2468199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}